General knowledge quiz 72

One lakh general knowledge MCQ questions answers

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Question 1

What is the name of the father in cartoon series "The Family Guy"?

A

Charlie Harper

B

Al Bundy

C

Peter Griffin

D

Homer Simpson

Question 1 Explanation:

Peter Griffin

Question 2

Which of the following is the slogan of CIBIL?

A

Empowering Banks

B

Empowering Women

C

Empowering India

D

Empowering you

Question 3

Which of these is another name for the Opuntia, which is also known as the Paddle Cactus?

A

Orange

B

Kiwifruit

C

Peach

D

Prickly pear

Question 3 Explanation:

Prickly pear

Question 4

Which of these was a world heavyweight boxing champion?

A

Dick Chairman

B

Henry Manager

C

Tom Supervisor

D

George Foreman

Question 4 Explanation:

George Foreman

Question 5

The infrasonic waves have the frequencies

A

less than 20Hz

B

20Hz to 20000Hz

C

Greater than 20000Hz

D

20000Hz

Question 5 Explanation:

less than 20Hz:Infrasonic waves-less than 20Hz These waves are produced by earth quakes

Question 6

He was the fourth of 6 children and the oldest surviving, was a choir singer, a painter, a writer, an admirer of Martin Luther, a decorated soldier and a politician. Who was he?

A

Pope Francis 1

B

Claude Monet

C

Niccolo Machiavelli

D

Adolf Hitler

Question 6 Explanation:

Adolf Hitler

Question 7

What does "bona fides" mean?

A

Good dogs

B

Good faith

C

Something dogs chew on

D

Human bones

Question 7 Explanation:

Good faith

Question 8

The Zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to..........

A

Red Soil

B

Black Soil

C

Kallar

D

Black cotton soil

Question 8 Explanation:

Red Soil:The Zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to Red Soil. Red soil is a group of soil that develop in a warm, temperate, moist climate under deciduous or mixed forests and that have thin organic and organic-mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on an illuvial (see illuviation) red layer.

Question 9

In 2012 the X Games were held in the USA, together with Games at Tignes in France and Shanghai in China. Which of the following has not yet hosted an X Games?

A

Phuket, Thailand

B

Singapore

C

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

D

Seoul, Korea

Question 9 Explanation:

Singapore

Question 10

What game requires 6 hoops and 2 posts set up on a ground around 35 yards by 28 yards?

A

Bowls

B

Boules

C

Rounders

D

Croquet

Question 10 Explanation:

Croquet

Question 11

The book titled Dark Star:The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna was authored by

On 12 September 1995, the Belarusian air force shot down a gas balloon, killing two Americans, during a race for which trophy?

A

Ranfurly Shield

B

Admiral's Cup

C

Borg-Warner Trophy

D

Gordon Bennett Cup

Question 12 Explanation:

Gordon Bennett Cup

Question 13

Which of the following headquarters located in Geneva?

A

International Centre for Migration Policy Development

B

International Criminal Police Organization

C

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

D

International Criminal Court

Question 13 Explanation:

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies:The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reaches 160 million people each year through its 190-member National Societies. HQ-Geneva, Switzerland

Question 14

Who, having been a Lieutenant General with three stars on his epaulettes, was posthumously appointed "General of the Armies of the United States" by a congressional joint resolution in 1976, with an effective appointment date of 4 July 1976?

A

George S. Patton

B

George Washington

C

Stonewall Jackson

D

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 14 Explanation:

George Washington

Question 15

Who published the law of Motion of planets?

A

Albert Einstein

B

Newton

C

Johannes Kepler

D

Galileo Galilei

Question 15 Explanation:

Johannes Kepler:Johannes Kepler published his first two laws about planetary motion in 1609, having found them by analyzing the astronomical observations of Tycho Brahe.

Question 16

The cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, Altoona and Harrisburg are in which US state?

A

Pennsylvania

B

Wisconsin

C

Wyoming

D

Massachusetts

Question 16 Explanation:

Pennsylvania

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